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G. A. GULLICKSON.

MECHANICAL TOY.

APPLICATION HLED FEB. 6, WW-

1,309,572. Patented July 8, 1919.

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G. A. GULLICKSON.

MECHANICAL TOY.

APPUCATION mu) )FEB.6,19I9.

THE. COLUMBIA PLANOGRAIII co.. WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAV A. GULLICKSON, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

MECHANICAL TOY.

Application filed February 6. 1919.

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, GUs'rAv A. Gunners SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State ofWashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMechanical Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to furnish an interesting mechanicaltoy.

The invention consists in the employment of devices resembling railwayappliances, and includes a crane for unloading articles from a car.

An embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view in which thecrane is shown by full lines in one position and by dotted lines inanother position. Fig. 2 is a plan-view with the crane in the posit-ionin which it is represented in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4 aresectional Views through 33 and 4-4 of Fig. 1-

In said drawings, 5 represents the rails of an inclined track upon whichis mounted a wheeled vehicle or car 6. Extending upwardly from theends'of the car deck 7 are laterally inclined posts 8 and 8 carrying alongitudinally disposed bar 9, in proximity to the rear side of the car.Secured to the deck is a second bar 11 from which a number of spacedpins or stops 10 extend toward the longitudinal axis of the car. The bar11 is, moreover, disposed closer to the axis of the car than the upperbar, to enable groups of magnetic plates 12 placed between the adjaeentstops and the posts and against both bars, to be held by the latter ininclined positions, as represented in Fig. 3.

13 represents an arm extending upwardly from the rear of the track andterminating in a finger 13 which extends into the space below the upperbar 9 to successively engage the groups 12 12 12 and 12* (Fig. 2) ofplates, as will be hereinafter moreparticularly described, for thepurpose of enabling the car to advance down the track. Supported by legs14, preferably resting on said track rails, at a lower elevation thanthe ear, is a stand 15. Extending upwardly from said stand is a post 16inclined away from said car and formed at its upper end with a laterallyextending arm 17.

Provided abovethe stand 15 is a plat Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1919.

Serial No. 275,297.

form 18 which is inclined, as shown in Fig. 1, and having thereon at ornear its lower end a cylindrical superstructure 19 simulating an uprightsteam boiler. Secured to and extending toward the higher end of theplatform 18 from the boiler 19 is a bracket 20 through an aperture inwhich extends a pin 21 making a pivotal connection with the post arm 17.

Disposed in axial alinement with the pin 21 is a second pin 22 extendingdownwardly from the platform 18 and seated in a step bearing 23 providedon the stand 15. The axes of the pins 21 and 22 are arranged in a planeinclined from vertical, as shown.

To afi'ord rotary movements to the platform 18, it is provided with anareuate slot 24 through which extends the post 16. I-Iingedly connectedto lugs 25 on theplatform 15 and extending from the upper end of thelatter is a boom 26 which is connected from near its extremity with theboiler by means of a stay 27 within which is included a s ring 28.

onneeted by a pin 29 to the post arm 17 and at a distance to the rear ofthe pivotal pin 21, is the end of a rod 30 whose other end 30 isprovided with an eye through which extends the stay 27 between thespring 28 and the connection of the stay with said boom.

' Secured to the stay 27 is a block 31 arranged to be engaged by the rodend 30 when the boom in swinging approaches a vertical plane extendinglongitudinally of the stand through the pivotal connections 21 and 22,whereby the outer portion of the stay is effected to cause the extensionof spring 28 which thereupon tends to swing t e boom toward a plane A-A(Fig. 2), projected through the axes of the pivotal pins 21-22 and thepin 29- 33 represents a magnet depending from the end of said boom.

Indicated by 3 1 in Fi t is provided within the boiler a heavy ody,which acts to swing the boiler end of the platform downwardly toaccordingly swing the boom and the attached magnet toward andabove thecar deck.

35 represents a pan disposed at the opposite side of the crane fromthecar, and is provided with an upwardly extending frame or wicket having ahorizontal bar 36 arranged to be encountered by a plate when the craneis swung into its dotted line position in Fig.

1, to cause the plate to be detached from the magnet.

To use the toy,=..the'boom126-risfirst swung into its full-line positionin Fig. 1, bringing the magnet 33 into contact with "the outer plate 12of the first row of the latter. The attraction of the magneteauses thereferredthat upon being released by' the operator, the boom can, swingtocarry the plate with the magnet in an arcuate direction opposite tothat indicated by arrows m sc in Fig.2, until the plate in striking bar36, is knocked from the magnet .to fall in the pan35.

When this'occurs, the boomv swings back in the direction of arrows 00wto cause the magnet to pickup the 'neXt plate in theIfirst row, which inturn istransli'erred to the pan. The operation isthus continued untilthe plates from the; first 'row have been removed from the car 6,whereupon thefforce of -gravity acting onthecar causes it .to move. downthe track toward the crane until arrested by the finger '13 encounteringthe second row of plates which are thereby presented in engageableposition withre'spect tothe magnet for removal, and so ronI-for" theplates in each row.

'f'lhe power ofitheweight iii theboiler tends to swing: thewcrane into.itsful'l-line position inFEig, 1, causing. the block13l to engageagainst the rod '30, resulting in ,the end of boom 26 being pushedoutwardly by the stay 27 and in iopposition to gthesp'ring 28. Suchoutward. movement of the boom- ;end lowers the latter f'just befo reihesuspended magnetengages a plate; The power of they magnetism thusestablished, cooperating with-the power of. thegspring, stops theswinging movements of the boom when traveling. in the:d1rect1on ofarrows w} 2-) above the car. i The energy-ronserved in ,the spring,however, cooperatingwith ithe resiliencyof the boom, is. asserted tocause the crane to swing s inthe oppositexdirection until theengagedplate' is drag ge d from the car deck;the weight .ofthe'; suspendedplate then contributes to thepower 'of the-spring to swingthe crane in a:directionppposite to arrows m untilthe axis of the ,boom and boilerpasses the plane:=-A-*A, whereupon the; momentum of the crane anditsload will cause the continuance -o-f the: cranes travel untiltheplate is'kn'ocked fromz'the nlagnet.

into positionto enable the mag t nettto pick up another plate, a

The inventionwill, it: is-thought, be un uderstood] from the foregoingdescription. 1

. What I. claim,=is

1. A toyof the character described, consistlng ofacrane arrangedJEorrotary movesupport therefor disposed at one side of the crane, and adevice provided at the opposite *"sideof the crane from said support andadapted to be encountered by the articles as they are successivelycarried bythe mag to plate to be engaged, to the magnet so.

' of the crane for effecting the detachment of net in the intermittentswinging movements posed at one side ofuthe crane, and a device 1provided at the opposite side of the crane from rsaid support andiadaptedqto be encountered'hy -the articles as theyare successivelycarried by the magnet in theintermittent swinging, movements ofthe-icrane for effecting the detachment 03Ev the articlesfrom saidmagnet.

i 3, A toy of, the character described, comprising a'gstand, aplatform;mountedthereon for rotary movements about an inoflin axis,a-boom extending from one endof said; platform,- a weight supported 011:S2L1'd platform at theg'opposit'ea'side of i said axis from the boomtending' to .swingthe- *platform to carrythe boom to the highestelevation of its IGVOlllJblB lZIELVGL: a magnet depending frorn'theboom, and resilient means acting in oppositionto.-the -powver'-of saidweight and tendingto successivelyw'swing the boom-from-itshighestfelevation. a

'4. In a toypof-thecharacter describedpa stand, "a-post extendingupwardly therefrom, a platform mounted; on said. post, for rotarymovements about an inclined axis a boom tending to swingmthe platformto-carry the boom to the highest elevationof itsrevoluble travel, amagnet depending from the" boom, a rod connectedto-rsaidpost, and resilient means i cooperating with the rod and acting in oppositiontowithePOWBIF'OfrSflfld weight, and tending. to successively swing the looomfrom both its highest and lowest 2 elevations. 1

5. In a toy of the-character-descrihed,lan

.in'elined track, a :wheeled vehicle; mounted on saidtrack,-devicesiprovided upon v the carrying annagnet and adapted to;sue-- cessively engage the, plates ofsaid; groups .andremove thesame'ifrom the vehicla'as the latter :is advanced -andrelativelylstationary means. engageablev with. the plates boom extending from oneend-'fof'said platform, a weight supported ,=on said eplatform at theopposite side of said; axis '-:from' the vehicle forsupporting .groupsofi magfietic r i plates in spaced; relat1ons; a revolubilecrane wherebyas each group thereof is removed from the vehicle the latter is affordedmovement for the vehicle to advance down the track to present the platesof the adjacent group to the magnet.

6. In a toy of the character described, a crane revoluble on an inclinedaxis and having a boom member, said crane being adapted to be swung bygravity to present the crane boom at the highest elevation of itsorbital travel, a magnet depending from the outer end of said boommember, a plurality of magnetic articles, a support for said articles atone side of the crane, and a device provided at the other side of thecrane for knocking the articles from the magnet when the boom is swungabove said device in conveying the articles from said support.

7. In a toy of the character described, a crane revoluble on an inclinedaxis, and having a boom member, said crane being adapted to be swung bygravity to present the crane boom at the highest elevation of itsorbital travel, a magnet depending from the outer end of said boommember, a p1urality of magnetic articles, a support for said articles atone side of the c 'anc, a device provided at the other side of the crane:t'or knocking the articles from the magnet when the boom is swung abovesaid device in conveying the articles from said support, andconstraining means cooperating with the weight of said articles forimparting unloading movcments of the crane with respect to said support.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 27th day of January, 1919.

GUSTAV A. GULLICKSON. Witnesses:

PIERRE BARNES, E. PETERSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

